Their religion, unlike mormonism, isnt an esoteric one with secret doctrines known only to an initiated few. In addition to their wellknown magazines the watchtower and awake. Make a definite plan for the witnessing encounter and take the initiative. The article the jehovah s witness attempted to refute deals with the statement made by jesus in john 15. Initially, talk about personal concerns to establish a friendly, courteous, and sincere relationship with the jehovah s witness. Discover the basic beliefs and values of the religion of jehovahs witnesses from a christian perspective, and learn how it differs from christianity.
Gradually move on to a discussion of theological issues. We cannot criticize the watch tower society for their insertion of jehovah into the new testament without also calling for the same fidelity to the hebrew text in the old testament. Moreover, socalled true christians have also been mistaken on many bible doctrines as well and over time with a better understanding. The irony is, most christian apologists are non jehovahs witnesses and this is the field of apologetics that they have chosen, to deal with jehovahs witnesses, mormons, muslims, and so on. Watchtower books publications of jehovahs witnesses. Do not put these in mailboxes it is illegal to place these in mailboxes. Our official website provides online access to the bible, biblebased publications, and current news.
For decades they have been encouraged to skip higher education and enter into the service ministry. Reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses. Resources on the tetragrammaton bible texts on the deity of christ kevin quick john 1. Jehovahs witnesses answered versebyverse christian book. This is considered apostasy, or so the jehovah witnes.
I later wrote a shorter treatment titled most the 10 important things you can say to a jehovahs witness. Brian garcia was a 2nd generation jehovahs witness apologist who from his. Does the watchtower say the bible teaches the trinity. Jehovah s witnesses is a millenarian restorationist christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream christianity. Salvation according to the watchtower organization, part 1. Known for their extensive research and bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and.
Because these christian apologists are non jehovahs witnesses, they tend to misunderstand much and are very eager to read other christian apologist. From being associated with the religion, as it were. Article for jws the new world translation and hebrew versions. How van tils apologetic refutes the watchtower kindle edition by robinson, mike.
This is another radical departure from historic christian teaching. Bend or 97701 jehovah s witnesses and the third reich. In their booklet entitled jehovahs witnesses in the twentieth century, for example, may be found a chart titled what jehovahs witnesses believe. The author exposes their inconsistencies and proves that rationally, philosophically, and biblically this highdemand religion cannot be true. Apr 10, 20 the latter is the legal entity behind a religious movement whose members are known as jehovahs witnesses. The watchtower society claims this work to have been made directly into english from hebrew, aramaic and greek languages.
The jehovah s witnesses and the resurrection of jesus. Over 700,000 jehovah s witnesses now devote more than million manhours annually to spreading their counterfeit gospel in the united states alone. Aug 29, 2014 the controversies in this book have caused the jehovahs witness organization to stop publishing it. Jehovahs witnesses frown on reading, researching, attending or any other activity regarding any other belief structure aside from their own. In their september 15, 2005 issue, for example, they stated quite simply that the scriptures show that jesus is not god almighty. He is the author of several apologetics books and the president of the. The new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt is the name of the bible used worldwide by members of the jehovah s witness sect. Response to has the jehovahs witness god performed the. Evangelism is the work of a christian evangelist, of which christians and jehovahs witnesses too are obligated to partake to some extent, which seeks to persuade other people to become christian or a jehovahs witness, especially by sharing the basics of the gospel, but also the deeper message of biblical truths. Distinctive beliefs of the jehovahs witnesses catholic. If the jw knows youre a christian, he considers you part of christendom the great whore of babylon in the book of revelation. Presuppositional apologetics examines the jehovahs. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8. I have an interest in apologetics, and a friend thats a jw.
Leaders have instructed the rankandfile witnesses to avoid examining materials that are written by active opposers to the organization and have told them such materials are like. In this 1993 book, on page 634, the wt has reproduced a letter written by a prominent jehovahs witness of the past, one of the anointed, mr. The watchtower, a magazine published twice a month by jehovahs witnesses, has repeatedly made such claims through the years. Jehovahs witnesses, proclaimers of gods kingdom the wts misrepresentation has a long history and continues to the present. Over 700000 jehovahs witnesses now devote more than million manhours. New organization takes on jehovahs witnesses watch tower. Reviews the book the jehovah s witnesses, by herbert hewitt stroup. They have also had to stop publishing many of their publications because of misquoting experts, misrepresenting information as in this particular publication and their revelation book, using biased sources and not being honest about who they. When the mormons or jehovahs witnesses come knocking.
With its emphasis on the name jehovah, the wts has created an essential belief that allegedly sets them apart as the only true worshipers of god. Jehovahs witnesses biblical responses to their heretical. How to understand and set free jehovahs witnesses is a book that helps. The first impulse of a jehovahs witness, of course, is to place jesus in the category of all things that came into being because thats what their theology dictates. How to answer jehovahs witnesses and mormons frank.
Jehovahs witness doctrine is not from the bible alone. Jun 04, 2014 a jehovahs witness views themselves as living in the end days and thus believes that they will be persecuted for their beliefs. Eight unbiblical teachings of the jehovahs witnesses. If you want to learn more about what to say next time a jw comes to your door, read the next article in this series here. The first book i wrote on the subject was reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses, weighing in at a whop ping 464 pages. The jehovah s witness view of jesus is that jesus is not divine, but jesus performed the greatest act of love by dying for others. Apologetics press jehovahs witnesses and the worship of jesus. The sample conversations in this book contain the verses that are most likely to surface in dialogue with a jehovahs witness. Immediately answers the jehovah s witnesses misinterpretation of scriptureshows how to use the same scripture in leading jehovah s witnesses to christincludes a.
The two tenets jehovahs witnesses and islam disagree on are highlighted in italics. Talked a bit about our time at g3, then up in ny at new hyde park baptist church, talked a little about the new world translation of jehovahs witnesses, and then started on calls, with discussions of 2 cor. For those christians who feel called to reason lovingly with jehovah s witnesses from the scriptures rather than shut the door, this is an excellent book. Jehovahs witnesses might also tell you that the trinity is a pagan concept. An analysis of a presentday phenomenon, by matthew alfs. What to tell one of jehovahs witnesses concerning the trinity august, 2007 jehovah s witnesses, trinity in an article based on a correspondence with one of jehovah s witnesses, david kowalski demonstrates how to share the concept of the trinity with those who reject this essential doctrine of christianity. If you want to gain even more knowledge about the jehovahs witnesses, i highly recommend ron rhodes book, reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses, which i used a lot to help me prepare for this article. Only god can cause those who are dead in sin to live. Because of this, evangelizing a jehovahs witness needs to be done in a loving conversational manner with questions, propositions, and the avoidance of argumentation. When witnessing, never forget that you are the child of god. Jun 07, 2004 in addition to living a righteous life and honoring god, one of the main tasks of jehovah s witness is to distribute bibles and tracts to nonbelievers in the hopes they will be converted. Former jehovah s witness, joan cetnar says this, talk to god about the person more than you talk to the person about god.
Audio on cults by the centers for apologetics research looking for teachingtraining in answering cults such as the mormons, jehovahs witnesses, or the new age. In fact they go so far as to say that unless one calls on the true name of god, jehovah, one cannot be saved. It contains 66 books in two sections, often called the old testament and the new testament. The purpose of this booklet is to help catholics identify and charitably refute the foundational doctrines of the jehovahs witnesses and mormons. Jehovahs witnesses are not known for engaging in scholarly and apologetic dialogue. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. This little book came about following a bible study with a jehovah s witness couple in prince rupert, british columbia. Thirtynine bible books were written mainly in hebrew and 27 in greek.
Only god can open eyes blinded by the god of this world. As of 2019, there are 8,579,909 million jehovah s witnesses attending some 119,954 kingdom halls where the witnesses meet to study all over the world. And they claim to have support for their views in the bible. How to answer jehovahs witnesses and mormons frank chacon, jim burnham. In this featured article, apologist and speaker alan shlemon shares an excellent strategy that he used when two mormons came knocking on his door. This biblical chronology of the witnesses hinges upon their belief that the destruction of. Of course, these conversations do not include every possible versethat would. According to jehovahs witnesses, jesus is not god, and thus should not be worshiped by christians. Answering jehovahs witnesses catholic books, magazines. Three former jehovahs witnesses and two experts on this growing religious movement explain what jehovahs witnesses teach about jesus, the trinity, and other biblical beliefs, and how to share your faith with a jehovahs witness. Are catholics allowed to belong to this organization. Presuppositional apologetics examines the jehovahs witnesses.
Jehovah s witnesses are directed by the governing body of jehovah s witnesses, a group of elders. Answering jehovah s witnesses book provides helpful and practical suggestions for sharing your faith with jehovah s witnesses and planting seeds of truth. This particular document focuses on one major false teaching propogated by the jehovah witness sect. Sep 29, 2018 the text has been changed in the nwt because jehovahs witnesses do not want it to appear like jesus is god, but that he simply had godlike qualities. In fact, of the six theological tenets above, jehovahs witnesses agree with islam on four, and christianity on zero. Jehovah s witnesses deny the physical resurrection of jesus from the dead. Stafford demonstrates a familiarity with many information sources that would be utterly unknown to the average jehovahs witness. The more recent publications are used by jehovahs witnesses for their ministry and for their own personal study to understand jehovahs witnesses doctrine. They say the term god, is merely a title, and that the real name for god is jehovah.
Simply click on a link to view or download a publication. When a jehovahs witness knocks on your door, do you know what to say. The facts on jehovahs witnesses, revised and updated. Its important to point out to them that the pagans were polytheists not monotheists, which means that they believed in several distinct gods. The jehovahs witnesses are quite forthcoming about their religious beliefs. Jul 14, 2018 the jehovah s witness deception program when raymond franz, a thirdgeneration member of the jehovah s witnesses, finally broke free and wrote his book crisis of conscience 1992 inside information was revealed like no other time in the history of their religion. In keeping with the teaching of arius in the early fourth century, there was a time when the word was not. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Jehovahs witnesses apologetics315 daily apologetic. Reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses by. Discuss anything jehovahs witness or watchtower society related and meet new friends. Sep 03, 2016 reed wrote the book as a followup to his earlier work, jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse by reeds account, todays jehovahs witness doorknocker seems to be a bit less versed in scripture than when jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse was produced and a bit more inclined to use arguments learned by rote at training sessions. So for jehovahs witnesses and islam, the agreement ratio. It includes specific questions and followups to use when in conversation with jw missionaries. Jehovahs witnesses are more closely aligned to islam than to christianity. It explains the beliefs of these groups and how biblical christianity refutes their worldview. How to use the back of a napkin to prove to a jehovahs.
Cult shock is an apologetic resource that teaches christians how to defend their faith and evangelize jehovahs witnesses and mormons. Mormons and jehovahs witnesses are the two most aggressive doortodoor religion peddlers out there. Instead of getting bogged down in unimportant side issues, the authors show you how to focus objectively on their main beliefs. When the mormons or jehovah s witnesses come knocking many followers of christ are hesitant to engage jehovah s witnesses or mormons that come to their door because they are not sure what to say. Buy reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses updated and expanded ed. An appologetic with jehovah s witnesses using the tetragrammaton information. Indeed, stafford is no newcomer to the issues at stake when witnesses interact with christians on an apologetic level. Aquire a basic knowledge of jehovah s witnesses beliefs and practices. Mar 26, 2014 thus, they claim that god is directing or supervising the wts through the governing body, and that jehovahs witnesses are expected to obey the wts as the voice of god in every area of life. Jehovah s witnesses answered verse by verse is the only quick reference guide that. A beginners guide to witnessing to the jehovahs witnesses.
The watchtower, armageddon, and the twentieth century. John ankerberg, john weldon, and dillon burroughs team up to revise and update the facts on jehovah s witnesses, part of the popular facts on series more than 1. Jehovahs witnesses looks beyond the colorful tracts and pleasant promises of this quasichristian sect to reveal its origins, beliefs, and practices. Cult shock is an easytofollow resource of christian apologetics that teaches. In fact, jehovahs witnesses believe that jesus was just a physical manifestation of michael the archangel. Jan 29, 2018 the intention of this book is to investigate the biblical chronology behind jehovahs witnesses most controversial doctrinal position that jesus began to rule invisibly from heaven in october 1914. Not an easy read but well worth persevering and keeping it handy for the time when the knock on the door comes. Reasoning from the scriptures with jehovahs witnesses by ron rhodes is an indepth analysis and critique of the major beliefs and doctrines of the jehovahs witnesses. Jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse is the only quick reference guide that. Jehovahs witnesses, mormons, muslims and others say jesus was merely a human prophet, an angel, or some other created being.
Based on the jehovah s witness new world translation, revised 1984 edition whole bible verses deleted in the new world translation the following whole verses have been removed in the jehovah s witness biblewhether in the text or. We believe in holy trinity nicene creed as christians protestants and catholics vs. The stepbystep approach uses scripture, history, and common sense. Christians believe jesus was and is the eternal god, the second person in the trinity, equal in nature with god the father and the holy spirit.
The publications of jehovahs witnesses are organized into the year that the works were published, and in descending order. Jehovahs witnesses questions and answers mama bear apologetics. Jehovahs witnesses state that gods true name is jehovah. Despite the false prophecies, the watchtower society has grown into one of the largest, most influential cults of our time. The watchtower society maintains that the lords resurrection was purely spiritual and only appeared as physical. Jehovah god did not leave his son dead in the grave, but raised him to life on the third. Salvation according to the watchtower organization, part 2. Christian has an intense conversation with a jehovah witness. Is the jehovah s witnesses organization the faithful and discreet slave. The watchtower society claims this work to have been made directly into english from hebrew, aramaic and greek. This book is a fresh, unique, and groundbreaking biblical and philosophical look at the faith of jehovah s witnesses and the watchtower organization. Most of its associates are either current or former jehovahs witnesses.
Apologetics press jehovahs witnesses and the worship of. It was from the weekly meetings we had during 1994 that i discovered the extent of anticatholicism behind the watchtowers message. Witnessing to jehovah s witnesses christian publishing house blog. The warning tract is an easy way to inoculate people from joining mormonism or the jehovah s witnesses. The bible is considered the divinely inspired and infallible word of god. Yes, jehovah s witnesses are mistaken in a number of biblical doctrines but not on everything they teach.
Watch and share this important conversation between pastors jeff durbin and claudie ramirez and a jehovah s witness in kauai. Reasoning with jehovah s witnesses originated in the fall of 1984 as my attempt, through an independent bible study, to personally reinforce the teachings of jehovah s witnesses. University of toronto press november 27, 2004 isbn. This booklet was written to serve jehovah s witnesses to receive a copy write to.